QuoteReplyTopic: Wanted auburn red -- got burgundy? Posted: February 15 2005 at 10:56am
In communicating with my hairstylist....I wanted auburn red (brought picture along of Jennifer Garner) and instead got "dark" burgundy red. I think it was cherry cola shade demi-permanent. It is too dark for my complexion and not as red as I wanted (last time she did orange--we have a problem communicating color). Her only suggestion was to either experiment with another red, but would need to snip a portion of my hair to test or to bleach and bring in highlights. Any suggestions, even temporary, to get my hair more red until the darkness fades or a way to change without bleach?
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Amen! PS.... Dish soap (Joy, Dawn) works well. If you still cant get the color to budge... you can take equal parts water and 20vol. mix that with your soap... shampoo aggresively for 3-5 minutes. Follow up with a good conditioner Good luck! Hope that helps
I wouldn't go back to her, I would also not do the bleaching - highlighting thing she seems to think is the only answer. Good advice above. After you bleached you'd have more damaged hair, and it would be harder to get your darker reds to stay in your hair because it will be a little more porous. (It's hard to keep reds in for very long anyway, they tend to fade in the sun, slide out with conditioner, etc.)
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its demi so it shouldnt be too hard to fade. Use Prell shampoo..You can even mix it with a small pouch of powder color remover for clothing that removes ink and whatnot. (dont get in your eyes) and just rub your hair vigorously in between your palms for like 20 minutes...You should actually see color washing down the drain. Another option is to have your hair stripped which is damaging... They also have non salon and professional products alike that remove color--- it may turn your hair to an orangy bronze, but they are meant to recolor over(i would suggest you find a new stylist before doing so) and they do not damage your hair...You can find one at Sallys or theres one that salons carry called Rusk Elimin8. And you and your stylists dont have "bad communication" -she is obviously just unexperienced in mixing colors and color theory so dont expect her to get any better.
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also--bleaching and recoloring some highlights will give you a completely different effect from what you have now..something you may love...Yes it may damage your hair a bit, but if your hair isnt too damaged now then it shouldnt make too much of a difference.if you do this then you should have your stylists slice in several thin ones in the front and getting thicker and more spaced apart as she gets to the back...Bleach them and recolor with a level 5 color that is an auburn red shade that YOU picked out(and dont let her mix 2 shades together!!) it will look much lighter and more like what you where going for in the first place. When picking out your color I would suggest you look at Redken Shades EQ-they have several shades that I think youd like. just make sure its above a level 4..maybe even above a 5 or else youll never get the look your going for.
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